>Monthly job creation of 200,000 and maintaining
>unemployment at its current level is far from a
>satisfactory economic performance.
The long-term average growth in U.S. employment is about 2% a year, which at present employment levels, would translate into 229,000 new jobs a month. So 200k would be 13% below that average. But coming after losses averaging 31,000 a month over the last year, it would seem pretty good. So W could spin it pretty positively if the gains were well into the six figures, even if they were below promises or averages.
Doug